Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-22
LOCAL NE " =.
Brief Mention.

Wedding invitations engraved at Dorm0ns.
Rents collected promptly at b. P. Hoadley's.
Attention is called to advertisement of L.
F. Comstock Il Co.
Montowese decided not to build another
school house, u to 81.
A fleet of lumber-laden vessels is in port.
They came from Maine ports.
Six Milford men shot and took home five
hundred ducks at the Thimble Islands on
Thursday.
The indications are favorable for very
successful show by the New Haven Poultry
association.
The Blues will give soeiables at the Athe-
neum Saturday, October 30, and Monday,
October 81.
The frostfsh are biting and large strings
of them are being caught off the wharves
and down in the harbor.
Michael Fenlon, who was shot in the leg
by ]. w. Wilcox, the Milford Waterman, is
found to be badly wounded.
A large attendance at Miss Nora Russell's
concert at the New Haven Opera House on
Monday evening is indicated.
Work on the break water still continues.
1t is nearly finished for the present, or until
new appropriation is received.
W. W. Alter, the young sophomore who
was recently dropped from his class by the
Yale faculty, has sailed for Germany.
The Bridgeport Driving club will probably
have trotting park soon in West Stratford,
near the Consolidated railroad tracks.
Branfords new depot is nearly finished
and is q great improvement over the old
structure, for which the town is grateful.
The annual reception of st. Patrickis Y.
M. L. association will be held in the Union
armory on Monday evening, November II.
A man named Dougherty died at the State
prison Thursday afternoon. He had been
suffering from consumption for some time
past.
Mr.. William W. Miller, tillerman of Hook
and Ladder /, and family are taking Vaea-
ton of few days and are stopping at
YouDg's Hotel in Boston.
Mr.. J. B. Underwood will conduct the
union teachers meeting as usual at the Cen
ter church chapel this evening. Usual class
7:30to O'Clock; lesson 8 to o. All invited.
The New York and New England railroad
company are rebuilding their wharf at Al
lyn's Point and building another elevator
there, so that two vessels can be unloaded at
once.
Mayor and Mrs. Buckley, of Hartford,
held a receptiona at their home on Washing
ton street last night in honor of Genersl
Houghton of San Francisco, Mrs. Bulkeley'e
father.
Any lady or gentleman can become a first
class telegraph operator in three months at
the dogarth academy. Situations procured
for graduates at salaries from $50 to $75 g
month.
The time of holding the evening service al
the St. John street Methodist Episcopal
church has been changed from 7:30 to 7:15
in order to close at an earlier hour and thus
accommodate people living at a distance.
The Young Mems Christian association
will hold the following meetings tomorrow:
Services at the Jail at 8 o'clock; mass meeting
at the rooms at Ais; Bible class for boys at
3 o'clock. cordial invitation is given to
each.
The world renowned Knox silk hats and
Derby hats, to be found only at Burgess &
Burgess popular emporium; also all grades
of hats to suit all wants, and n new and re-
markably fine stock of sea1skin furs and fur
trimmings. Being the only manufacturers
of fur garments in the city, the firm an
nounee bargains in seal sacques, made to or
der or in stock all ready to adorn the fair
wearer.